Ancient perspectives on Egypt
By: edited by Roger Matthews and Cornelia Roemer.
Contributors: Matthews, Roger, Dr.; Roemer, Cornelia.; University College, London. Institute of Archaeology.
Series: Encounters with ancient Egypt; Encounters with ancient Egypt (London, England)
Publisher: UCL Press, Institute of Archaeology; Cavendish Pub.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: London; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Egypt -- History -- To 640 A.D; Egypt -- Relations -- Foreign countries
Genres: Foreign countries.
Description: "Ancient Perspectives on Egypt includes both archaeological and documented evidence, which ranges from the earliest writing attested in Egypt and Mesopotamia in the late fourth millennium B.C., to graffiti from Abydos that demonstrate pilgrimages from all over the Mediterranean world, to the views of Roman poets on the nature of Egypt."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-242) and indexes.
Includes extensively revised and updated papers originally presented at a conference held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London in December 2000.